Murphy is recruiting for Supply Chain Lead to work with the Energy Team on the SSE ASTI Framework.

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

A day in the life of a Murphy Supply Chain Lead

• Shape supply chain structuring, capability planning and market engagement.
• Oversee supplier performance and relationship management to drive continuous improvement, efficiency and value.
• Manage and continue to embed ISO 44001, promoting collaborative behaviours and long-term relationships with key partners.
• Lead local and SME engagement, including Supply Chain Roadshows and Meet the Buyer events.
• Embed social value, carbon reduction and community commitments into supply chain strategies and supplier performance frameworks.
• Monitor supply chain capacity, financial resilience and risk, providing clear insight and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Enable innovation and modern methods that improve cost efficiency, buildability, programme certainty and sustainability.
• Ensure contractual compliance and governance across the supply chain.
• Act as a key interface between suppliers, project teams, internal departments and the client.
• Produce reports, data and insight to enable decision-making and KPI delivery.
• Visit sites and supplier premises as required to enable effective engagement and performance management.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Strong background in supply chain management within major construction or infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrable experience operating at a business-planning level, influencing delivery outcomes rather than managing day-to-day buying.
• Experience in supplier relationship management and collaborative working (ISO 44001 desirable).
• Confident engaging with senior stakeholders, supply chain partners and clients.
• Comfortable presenting to supply chain audiences at events and engagement forums.
• Strong understanding of construction processes from pre-construction through delivery.
• Commercially aware, with a good working knowledge of contracts and risk.
• Passionate about delivering social value and sustainable supply chains.
• Strong organisational, communication and time management skills.
• High level of IT literacy, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Construction, engineering or infrastructure background preferred.